Ellis Island Passenger Lists - 1954
A Collection of 1954 Ephemera from the SS Ryndam of the Holland-America Line, Including Passenger List, Menus, Luggage Tags, Correspondence, Ticket Holders, and Brochures. GGA Image ID # 205c94f17d
Passenger lists for 1954 represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. Our collection primarily covers North American and European ports and ports in Australia and South Africa.
Our collection contains samples of passenger lists produced and printed by the steamship lines. They are often used to illustrate family history books for immigrants from this period in time.
Coveted by collectors and genealogists, souvenir passenger lists often offered beautiful graphical covers and information not found in official manifests because they focused on the journey rather than the destination.
Note: Norwegian Merchant Seaman Arne Peterssen was the last immigrant to be processed at Ellis Island on 29 November 1954.
![GGA Image ID # 172c95181e Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Mauretania of the Cunard Line, Departing 27 May 1954 from New York to Southampton Via Cobh and Le Havre](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/Mauretania/1954-05-27/CC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-05-27 RMS Mauretania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 27 May 1954
Route: New York to Southampton Via Cobh and Le Havre
Commander: Captain A. D. Fasting, R.D., R.N.R.
![GGA Image ID # 167204bff0 Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Mary of the Cunard Line, Departing 1 July 1954 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenMary/1954-07-01/CC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-07-01 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 1 July 1954
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain D. W. Sorrell
![GGA Image ID # 15955d1632 Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the SS Independence of the American Export Lines, Departing 3 July 1954.](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/AmericanExportLines/Independence/1954-07-03/Tourist/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-07-03 SS Independence Passenger List
Steamship Line: American Export Lines
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 3 July 1954
Route: Naples to New York via Genoa, Cannes, and Gibraltar
Commander: Captain Hugh L. Switzer
![GGA Image ID # 1675e85b9a Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Mary of the Cunard Line, Departing 7 July 1954 from New York to Southampton via Cherbourg](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenMary/1954-07-07/CC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-07-07 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 7 July 1954
Route: New York to Southampton via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain D. W. Sorrell
![GGA Image ID # 172cd2c78a Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Mauretania of the Cunard Line, Departing 15 July 1954 from Southampton to New York Via Le Havre and Cobh](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/Mauretania/1954-07-15/CC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-07-15 RMS Mauretania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 15 July 1954
Route: Southampton to New York Via Le Havre and Cobh
Commander: Captain R. G. Thelwell, O.B.E., R.D., (Cmdr. R.N.R., Rtd.)
![1954-07-17 Passenger List for the SS Atlantic](../../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/HomeLines/Atlantic/1954-07-17/Tourist/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-07-17 SS Atlantic Passenger List
Steamship Line: Home Lines
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 17 July 1954
Route: Quebec to Southampton via Le Havre
Commander: Captain Giovanni Ruffini
![GGA Image ID # 1f70fd3bd7 Front Cover of a First and Tourist Class Passenger List from the SS Flandre of the CGT French Line, Departing 20 July 1954 from Le Havre to New York.](../../../Images600/OT/PL/CGT-FrLn/Flandre/1954-07-20/1C-TC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-07-20 SS Flandre Passenger List
Steamship Line: CGT French Line
Class of Passengers: First and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 20 July 1954
Route: Le Havre to New York via Southampton
Commander: Captain Pierre CHUPIN
![GGA Image ID # 172ecef4d2 Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List from the RMS Media of the Cunard Line, Departing 7 August 1954 from Liverpool to New York](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/Media/1954-08-07/1C/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-08-07 RMS Media Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 7 August 1954
Route: Liverpool to New York
Commander: Captain F. G. Watts, R.D., R.N.R.
![1954-08-14 Passenger List for SS Independence](../../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/AmericanExportLines/Independence/1954-08-14/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-08-14 SS Independence Passenger List
Steamship Line: American Export Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 14 August 1954
Route: Naples to New York via Genoa, Cannes, and Gibraltar
Commander: Captain Ernest H. Nelson
![GGA Image ID # 131630fb42 Front Cover, P & O RMS Strathmore First Class Passenger List - 24 August 1954.](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/PandO/Strathmore/1954-08-24/FirstClass/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-08-24 RMS Strathmore Passenger List
Steamship Line: Peninsular & Oriental Line (P&O)
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 24 August 1954
Route: London to Sydney via Port Said, Bombay (Mumbai), Colombo, Fremantle, Adelaide, and Melbourne
Commander: Captain A. G. Jenkins
![GGA Image ID # 16cc12b2dc Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 26 August 1954 from Southampton to New York via Cherbour](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenElizabeth/1954-08-26/CC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-08-26 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 26 August 1954
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain R. G. Thelwell, O.B.E., R.D. (Cmdr. R.N.R., Rtd.)
![Front Cover, Passenger List, M.V. Sibajak, Holland-America Line, August 1954](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/HollandAmerica/Sibajak/1954-08-31/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-08-31 M.V. Sibajak Passenger List
Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: Not Stated
Date of Departure: 31 August 1954
Route: Rotterdam on to New York via Le Havre
Commander: Captain H. Rijnbergen
Note: Includes a list of crew members and rank
![GGA Image ID # 1727b67d15 Front Cover of a Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List from the SS Liberté of the CGT French Line, Departing 21 September 1954 from Le Havre to New York via Southampton](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/CGT-FrenchLine/Liberte/1954-09-21/CC-TC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-09-21 SS Liberté Passenger List
Steamship Line: CGT French Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 21 September 1954
Route: Le Havre to New York via Southampton
Commander: Commanded by Captain Paul Kerharo
![GGA Image ID # 1610e129e3 Front Cover of a First, Cabin, and Tourist Class Passenger List from the SS Stavangerfjord of the Norwegian-America Line, Departing 29 September 1954 from Oslo to New York via Kristiansand, Stavanger, and Bergen](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/NorwegianAmericanLine/Stavangerfjord/1954-09-29/First-Cabin-Tourist/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-09-29 SS Stavangerfjord Passenger List
Steamship Line: Norwegian-America Line
Class of Passengers: First, Cabin, and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 29 September 1954
Route: Oslo to New York via Kristiansand, Stavanger, and Bergen
Commander: Captain Olaf Bjørnstad
![GGA Image ID # 1f72777821 Front Cover of a First Class, Cabin, and Tourist Class Passenger List from the TSS Nieuw Amsterdam of the Holland-America Line, Departing 8 October 1954 from Rotterdam to New York.](../../../Images600/OT/PL/HAL/NieuwAmsterdam/1954-10-08/1C-CC-TC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-10-08 TSS Nieuw Amsterdam Passenger List
Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: First Class, Cabin, and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 8 October 1954
Route: Rotterdam to New York via Le Havre and Southampton
Commander: Captain C. VISSER
![GGA Image ID # 1314458bdb Front Cover, Orient Line SS Orion Tourist Class Passenger List - 8 October 1954.](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/OrientLine/Orion/1954-10-08/Tourist/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-10-08 RMS Orion Passenger List
Steamship Line: Orient Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 8 October 1954
Route: Vancouver BC to Sydney via San Francisco, Honolulu, Suva (Fiji), and Auckland
Commander: Captain A. E. Coles, R.D., R.N.R.
![GGA Image ID # 16132cdb05 Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List from the SS Constitution of the American Export Lines, Departing 5 November 1954 from New York to Naples via Cannes and Genoa](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/AmericanExportLines/Constitution/1954-11-05/FirstClass/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-11-05 SS Constitution Passenger List
Steamship Line: American Export Lines
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 5 November 1954
Route: New York to Naples via Cannes and Genoa
Commander: Captain Bernt A. Jacobsen
![1954-11-09 Passenger List for SS Independence](../../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/AmericanExportLines/Independence/1954-11-09/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-11-09 SS Independence Passenger List
Steamship Line: American Export Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 9 November 1954
Route: Naples to New York via Genoa, Cannes, and Gibraltar
Commander: Captain Hugh L. Switzer
![GGA Image ID # 16127ad384 Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List from the SS Constitution of the American Export Lines, Departing 7 December 1954 from Naples to New York via Genoa, Cannes, and Gibraltar](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/AmericanExportLines/Constitution/1954-12-07/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-12-07 SS Constitution Passenger List
Steamship Line: American Export Lines
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 7 December 1954
Route: Naples to New York via Genoa, Cannes, and Gibraltar
Commander: Captain Bernt A. Jacobsen
![1954-12-09 Passenger List for the R.M.M.V. Winchester Castle](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/UnionCastleLine/WinchesterCastle/1954-12-09/First-Tourist/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-12-09 R.M.M.V. Winchester Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: First and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 9 December 1954
Route: Southampton to Durban via Madeira, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, and East London
Commander: Captain G. W. B. Lloyd
![GGA Image ID # 12c8197a94 Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Queen Elizabeth Tourist Passenger List - 23 December 1954.](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenElizabeth/1954-12-23/Tourist/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-12-23 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 23 December 1954
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Commodore C. I. Thompson
Other 1954 Passenger Lists Not Digitized
- Holland-America Line; Ryndam; Tourist; 1954-04-18; Rotterdam to New York via Le Havre, Southampton and Halifax NS; Captain H. Oldenburger
- CGT-French Line; Liberté; Premiére; 1954-05-07; Le Havre to New York via Southampton; Captain Paul Kerharo
- CGT-French Line; Ile de France; Premiére; 1954-07-06; Le Havre to New York via Southampton; Captain Paul Kerharo
- United States Lines; United States; First Class; 1954-07-30; Southampton to New York via Le Havre; Commodore John W. Anderson, Capt., U.S.N.R.
- United States Lines; America; First Class; 1954-09-06; Bremerhaven to New York via Le Havre, Southampton, and Cobh; Captain Leroy J. Alexanderson, Capt., U.S.N.R.
Please help us make our passenger list collection more complete. We would appreciate a digital copy if you have an 1954 souvenir passenger list. Please email us at [email protected].